Pam Wright

Pam Wright has a Master's Degree in both Psychology and Social Work. After graduate school, since the early 1970's she has worked as a psychotherapist with children and families. Her training and experience in clinical psychology and clinical social work give her a unique perspective on parent-child-school dynamics, problems, and solutions.

Pam has written extensively about raising, educating and advocating for children with disabilities. She is the co-author of Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Ed. (2006), Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind (2003), Wrightslaw: IDEA 2004, (2005), Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Ed. (2005), Wrightslaw: All About IEPs (2009), Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments (2014), and the Year in Review Series - Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases.

Pam is also the editor of The Special Ed Advocate newsletter.

Pam and Pete Wright were Adjunct Professors of Law at the William and Mary Law School for three semesters, where they taught a three credit hour course about special education law and advocacy in order to assist with the Law School's Special Education Law Clinic. Pete and Pam are co-founders and faculty at the William and Mary Law School Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA). They are the founders of Wrightslaw, the #1 ranked website about special education law.

Pam designed and built several special education advocacy sites including Wrightslaw.com, Fetaweb.com, and the Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities.